Dr Bishwajit Dhar


Opinion
Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

From a decentralization point of view, fifteenth Finance Commission's recommendations...

Cooperatives
COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

The first GBM of COOPEXCIL was held in New Delhi on March 24. Minister of State...

Cooperatives
Two workers died  in a  boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two workers died in a boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two contract workers lost their lives in a boiler accident at Phulpur Unit of IFFCO...

Agribusiness
It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

India's dependence on imports, only 10 per cent in 1994-95, has gone up to about...

National
Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Policy-making requires wide consultative processes which involve all stakeholders....

Agribusiness
NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a cooperatives-focused...

Agribusiness
Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Low sugar prices, much below the cost of production for the last several months,...

Cooperatives
No increase in fertilizer prices; IFFCO aims to help farmers

No increase in fertilizer prices; IFFCO aims to help farmers

The world’s largest processed fertiliser cooperative, IFFCO, has announced that...

Agribusiness
India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

This FPO in Varanasi will be set up for processing high-value vegetable products....

Cooperatives
Lakshadweep, NCDC sign MoU to ensure all-round development of farmers, fishermen

Lakshadweep, NCDC sign MoU to ensure all-round development of farmers, fishermen

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep and the National Co-operative Development Corporation...

States
IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

The UP Agricultural Marketing Board (Mandi Parishad) meeting here chaired by state...

Agribusiness
Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Some sweet sounds can be heard in the sugar industry. As per reports from ISMA,...

States
Amid farm stir, Yogi takes the gamble of not hiking sugarcane price

Amid farm stir, Yogi takes the gamble of not hiking sugarcane price

With UP elections still a year away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government...

Agribusiness
UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL Ltd. has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021 for Demonstrating...

National
Sugar industry welcomes the Budget

Sugar industry welcomes the Budget

The Indian sugar industry has welcomed the various steps taken by the government...

Opinion
Budget to promote agricultural diversification

Budget to promote agricultural diversification

The provisions in the proposed Budget are in continuation of the announcements made...